nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
More elaborate form of nervous as a cat. Implication is that cat is afraid of its long tail being pinched by a rocking chair.
Adjective [edit]
nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs
- (simile) Extremely nervous.
Synonyms [edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:nervous
